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(...) Peter, It sounds like the wheels are too close together and can not contact the inside of both rails of a straight. Curves are closer together for a train motor. Wheels are press fit on axles so can move. Bruce (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Okay I tried measuring resistance on track 47 joints long (a broken circle) but still, the resistance is only 2-6 ohms. Then I tried running them one at a time. Even on top notch the older motor needs nudging to start on straight, has real (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains.org.scltc, Thomas Michon wrote: <snip> (...) Very nice! THe buildings are huge! And very detailed to boot! And that bridge is beautiful! Great job! Dave K (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Nice! It's great to hear that SCLTC gets the venue through the end of January. Thanks for posting the good pics. Those elevators in operation sound cool. later, James Mathis (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Well done, MonLUG! Pierre: Thank you for taking some many pictures. I am impressed with how effective the semi-truck cab design proliferates through the layout. The different color schemes and subtle styling differences do make each one (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) You can test this for yourself. Measure the voltage of a 9v battery with your voltmeter, then measure it again in series with a 10K resistor. It's still 9V! Now, think of all those track pieces (and joints) as tiny little resistors... :-) Mark (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Thomas, wow, that layout rocks with massive models and finest nifty details! I love the rounded shapes of the hotel and the train station roof! Leg Godt! Ben (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Hi Peter! But that is only measured without electric load. Even if you have a really high resitance in the joints of the track, you still will have the 9V at any given point of the track as long as you have no parallel load on the track. A (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(URL) Hello! I just discovered your brilliant pics from the train show. Your display is just great, I love it, so many details! Each picture must be seen. I wonder how the containers' side walls are build and what the exact size of these containers (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Looks pretty good, now I'll have to send my buddy over there to snap a few pics (been trying to get him interested in Lego trains, and to wean him off that expen$ive brass stuff. -HRH (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Alcohol contains water, which corrodes the metal rail (and the joints between the track sections as well) (...) Do not use steel wool on your track, as it scratches the surface of the rail and leaves pits where more dirt can collect. What do I (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hmm... I actually LIKED the garden fence pieces as grids. one thing I would have done if I had more time was to turn them sideways but I think they add a lot!!! What I had there before was more of the gray grille/ribbed 1x2 bricks but they (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You can thank Tom, Clark & I (well Toms freind also...) for the Restaurant, & thank tom for the 300 some odd cats swarming the layout;-)... Josh I recognize a lot from old shows, and a lot of things seem (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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I figured Thomas needed a few more picures to show off: (URL) the display via pictures, if there's something I don't have,. it'll get there! Ask me for more close-up os what you wanna see... I'm also going to catalog the find-its, so everyone can (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Maybe I should have stated a few facts first =). All eight elevators go up and down, and distinctly stop at floors on their automated routines. Many thanks go to Jeff Elliott, our newest club member, for writing the software to make them work. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Looks cool. As a frequent visitor of the Model Railroad Museum when I was younger, I'm glad to see that they're leting us LEGO enthustist in to display. I'll be home in SD next month, maybe I'll take my brother with me to see your layout. Look (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Wow! It looks awesome, a very nice job. I like the main boulevard, there's so much going on at once. I really like the red zone and white zone designations on the side of the road. It reminds me of the opening scene of the movie (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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SCLTC is up and running at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park! Fifteen members set up shop on Sunday, November 9 and manned our opening day on Tuesday, November 11. Pictures are online at (URL) SCLTC website>. Here are some samples (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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Hmm. I've setup a bigger layout (one floorsworth) and still its a full 9v on the farthest away point. So its not he track. I strongly think its wheels contacting the rails so I'll try steel wool sometime tomorrow and say what happens. -- Peter (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello Larry, You didn't get many postings in response to your pics on brickshelf yet, but I have to say, I like these models. Yes, I agree, the electric loco body looks a bit like version 0.x ;-). I think most of that is due to the garden fence (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Great stuff. Good work by all. :) I love the amusement park rides. The go-kart track makes clever use of tires. Of course the Toys 'R Us seems like a natural model for something made out of LEGO bricks. The details are wonderful. Thanks for (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Pierre, you and your friends have made a gorgeous layout; every inch of it you observe, there's a plenty of interesting ideas... But now, tell us: where do the skysraper windows come from? MegaBlocks? And the fencing in the Shell area (I mean where (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I'll try on a the small loop first to see if there is a difference. I have not <i>noticed</i> any speed reduction far from the regulator. (...) OK thanks for the info, its not just the newness of the one motor. I don't think they are heavily (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(URL) yesterday, after sanding all modules (so now they all fit!) Made a new building, which is completetly and titally inspired by Calum's yellow loading dock building--I was even going to use yellow but thought that'd be a little too much. Other (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) A lot of effort to make the contacts, when there are already groups of people in contact. (...) No, I said that you actually pay more this way. For any new product, costs are initially high and then come down. But, you always have some (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Did you also clean the wheels on the train motor? You could try lightly buffing the rails with steel wool, although you should be careful to vacuum up all the metal filings if you do so. And make sure that you clean the portion of the rails (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello all, I have two 9v train motors, one from 'My Own Train' (two years ago) and another from bricklink about a year ago. The problem is that they make terrible contact with the rails. Originally when I got them they worked fine but then, sadly, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow, these are just great. So many fun little details, and I haven't even had the chance (or the bandwidth!) to look at them all yet. Excellent work! JohnG, GMLTC (fut .trains just to reduce redundancy...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I have just uploaded my pictures to Brickshelf. The pictures are divided into 7 sections: Amusement Park: (URL) Commercial: (URL) Industrial: (URL) Port: (URL) Residential: (URL) Rural: (URL) and my personal favourite, my Junkyard Mega Wars (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! (snip) (...) I took over 100 megs of movie clips. Too heavy for internet... I'll burn a CD and give a copy to MonLUG guys at the next meeting. (snip) (...) Pierre (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town)
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(...) Great pictures Pierre. I've been waiting impatiently for these all week. Looks like a great layout. The TOYS R US looks great Kevin. The whole shopping plaza looks great. Luc's motel, train station, and back alley look awesome. (URL) falling (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town)
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(...) Why a lot of effort? It saves Ben a lot of work, and all the buyers some $$$. (...) While that MIGHT work for the US, it certainly won't for Europe. Hardly any LTC's here, and most other clubs won't bother... not to mention those that are not (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That sounds like a lot of effort, for demand that will obviously peak rapidly then dwindle a bit. I have another suggestion, if Bricklink won't play - why not distribute the initial lot through LTCs? ILTCO could e-mail all the LTCs, with an (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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As a work avoidance project I decided to rebuild one of my loco's in 7 wide. Why 7 wide? Cause I'm a wild and crazy guy. :) Actually the real reason was the SNOT'd windshield I used on the 6 wide. Its a little big for 6 wide and a little small for 8 (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello, Last weekend, MonLUG participated in it's fifth Montreal area train show. It was a great success and our best layout ever, we were as popular as ever with visitors. Here are my pics: (URL) (after moderation) There's 3 pages so be sure to look (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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(...) Here is the (URL) Ae 3/6 electric locomotive with Ben's unofficial dat-part wheel>. The main (URL) Swiss Ae 3/6 v2 folder>, once moderated, contains the .mpd file for the loc, as well as a color modified version of Ben's wheel .dat file. (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Came across this pic of a train wreck and thought it would be substantially easier to model in LEGO: (URL) the track is also wrecked in this pic... Dave K -who would really like to do this scene in ABS (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) A "good enough" mockup should not be too hard... ... start with Ben's!!! but the bending in the rear of the ribs will take some care to model accurately. personally I'd vote for seeing if Ben can release his CAD files (assuming he designed (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Yes that what causing it, now I look at the original image I can see that the wheels go lower than rail level. It doesn't really matter anyway as they are temporary parts but thanks for clearing it up. The sweepstake is now open for the length (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Possibly Ben should get some franchises! My suggestion would be someone for Europe, based in Germany probably and someone in Australia (possibly somone in Japan as well). This (with Ben selling to US) would cover most of the train building areas (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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